A general view from an observatory in the South Korean border city of Paju shows North Korean residents working in a field in the North Korean town of Kaepung on the western front-line border with South Korea. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the exercises "an unwelcoming act of self-destruction for which a dear price should be paid.

Axar.az reports citing the official North Korean news agency KCNA that North Korea has criticised the United States and South Korea over annual joint military exercises.

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the exercises "an unwelcoming act of self-destruction for which a dear price should be paid," the official North Korean news agency KCNA reported.